And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
My temptation. 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g, Vulgate, read 'your temptation.' My infirmity, which might have been a "temptation" to you, ye despised not - i:e., ye were not tempted by it to despise me and my message. Lachmann, not so well, connects it with Galatians 4:13, 'And (ye know) your temptation (i:e., the temptation to which ye were exposed through the infirmity) which was in my flesh. Ye despised not (through natural pride), nor rejected (through spiritual pride) [spurned with loathing: exeptusate (G1609)], but received me,' etc. "Temptation" may mean 'BODILY TRIALS:' ye, regarding MY trial as your trial, despised it not.
As an angel of God - as a heaven-sent messenger from God: angel means messenger (Malachi 2:7). Compare the phrase, 2 Samuel 19:27, a Hebrew one for a person to be received with the highest respect (Zechariah 12:8). An angel is free from the flesh, infirmity, and temptation.
As Christ - being representative (Matthew 10:40; 2 Corinthians 5:20) of Christ, the Lord of angels.